"John Muzzatti" <JMuzzatti(at)kaptechwest(dot)com> writes:
> I've downloaded and installed PostgreSQL 7.4 onto a Red Hat Linux Advanced Server release 2.1AS (Pensacola) server.
> I created a database and expected to see 7.4 when I query the version; instead it seems that the version is 7.1.3.
The old postmaster is still running, evidently. I'd say you missed a
few steps of installation.
regards, tom lane